Festival Fever: Rhythm On the Ridge @ Maple Ski Ridge, 6/9-10/12

Rhythm on the Ridge , the fourth annual roots music festival, returns to Maple Ski Ridge in Rotterdam on Saturday and Sunday, June 9 & 10. The music starts at 11:30am on Saturday and 10am on Sunday.

The fest will feature food, beverages, crafters, vendors, children’s games and activities, field pickin’ and lots and lots of music continuously presented on two stages. Two dozen bands will be performing a sparkling array of original acoustic, bluegrass, country, Celtic, old-timey and folk music throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday (June 9 & 10). Overnight camping is also available.

Here’s the complete schedule of performances for the 2012 fest:

SATURDAY, JUNE 9
THE RIDGE STAGE (OUTDOORS)
12noon: Flood Road
1pm: Three Quarter North
2pm: CB Smith & the Lucky Devils
3pm: Ramblin Jug Stompers
4pm: Hoosick Street Hoot
5pm: The Stoddard Hollow String Band
6pm: Idette & the SunRunners
7pm: Dyer Switch Band
8pm: The Red Haired Strangers

THE LODGE STAGE (INDOORS)
11:30am: Anthony Fallacaro
12:15pm: Mark Baptiste
1:15pm: 2Late
2:15pm: Kevin Wayne
3:15pm: Uncle Bootsy
4:15pm: Springwater
5:15pm: Lost Radio Rounders
6:15pm: Lawson
7:15pm: Cavanaugh & Kavanaugh
8:15pm: Big Creek

SUNDAY, JUNE 10
THE LODGE
8am: Pancake breakfast
THE LODGE STAGE INDOORS)
10am: Open mic hosted by Tom Keller

THE RIDGE STAGE (OUTDOORS)
12noon: The Bald Mountain Rounders
1pm: Neversink
2pm: Everest Rising
3pm: Running the River
4pm: The Hilltown Ramblers

Ticket prices are $15 per day or $25 for a full weekend ticket. Children 12 and under are admitted free with the purchase of an adult ticket.

BUT WAIT… Have we got a deal for you! We’re giving away a pair of FREE TIX to the show to FOUR lucky Nippertown readers! To enter the contest, just post a comment below. Please leave your email address, too. We won’t publish it, but we’ll use it to contact you if you win. The winner will be selected at random and notified on Tuesday. Enter today! Good luck! Congratulations to the winners, who have been notified by email.